Chile
ModerateValdivian Coastal Route — Valdivia to Chaitén via Hualaihué and the Río Palena Ferry Crossings
Rainforest fjords and crank-ferry crossings — Chile's lost coast.
Surface: Mixed
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.
Argeș County
ModerateTransylvania High Road — Transfăgărășan South to Bâlea Lac via the Argeș Valley
Ceaușescu's insane alpine road into the clouds.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Barnett River Gorge to Pentecost River via Mount Barnett Station
Where the Kimberley stops being polite.
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 — Perito Moreno to Bajo Caracoles via Patagonian Steppe
Empty steppe, howling wind, end of the world vibes.
Argentina
ModerateMedio Atuel Canyon Road — San Rafael to Valle Grande via the Atuel Gorge
Patagonian canyon country. No crowds.
Australia
DifficultStony Creek Track — Birdsville to Betoota via the Diamantina Channel Country
Ghost towns, gibber plains, zero margin.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Valley Track — Palmwag to Ganias via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country. No roads. No margin.
Colorado
ExpertConcho Pass to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop Connector via Animas Forks Ghost Town
13,000 feet, mine ruins, and no guardrails.
Africa
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via Naukluft Plateau
Limestone switchbacks in Namibia's hidden highlands.